Nelson Street in 1943
The following information is taken from the 1943 Belfast Street Directory.
| Number | First Name(s) | Last Name | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | L | Murphy | Publican |
| 5 | Vacant | ||
| 7 | Mrs. R | McGonnell | |
| 9 | E | Lowry | Labourer |
| 11 | James | Brady | |
| 13 | Edward | Dornan | Labourer |
| 15 | S | Campbell | Terazzo Worker |
| 17 | Bernard | Thompson | Labourer |
| 19-21 | Mrs. | McCarthy | |
| 23 | Carlo | Notarantonio | |
| 25 | W Scott and Co. Ltd. | Bed and Bedding Manufacturers | |
| 27 | Robert Cooke and Sons | Waste Merchants | |
| 29 | Matthew | Mulvenna | Horse Shoer |
| 41-53 | O&T Gallagher Ltd. | Scrap and Waste Merchants | |
| 55 | Store | ||
| 57 | Mrs. William | Whiteside | |
| 59 | John | Butler | Clerk |
| 61 | Side Door | ||
| 63 | Vacant | ||
| 65 | James | Wherry | |
| 111-121 | JP Corry and Co. Ltd. | ||
| 123 | James | McMinn | |
| 125 | Vacant | ||
| 127 | Thomas | Ellis | Docker |
| 129 | Murray | ||
| 131 | Occupied | ||
| 133 | W | Phillips | Bootmaker |
| 135-141 | Vacant | ||
| 143 | Robert | Withers | Labourer |
| 145 | Samuel | McKee | Labourer |
| 147 | Thomas | Hopkins | Grocer |
| 149 | J | Craig | Labourer |
| 151 | Mrs. Mary | Melville | |
| 153 | Mary Agnes | Beattie | |
| 155 | Charles | Strain | Labourer |
| 157 | Vacant | ||
| 159 | Mrs. | Nelson | |
| 161 | Side Door | ||
| 163-167 | Vacant | ||
| 169 | William | Kelly | Driver |
| 171 | William | Turner | Grocer |
| 173 | James | Smith | |
| 173.5 | Gibson | Sewell | |
| 175 | John | Purse | Sheet Metal Worker |
| 177 | J | Thompson | Docker |
| 179 | Gladys | Pearson | |
| 181 | Side Door | ||
| 183 | S | Morrison | Stevedore |
| 185 | Hugh | Ferris | Boilermaker |
| 187 | T | McGreevy | Boatman |
| 189-191 | Side Door | ||
| 193 | Mrs. T | Nugent | |
| 195 | John | Murray | Labourer |
| 197 | Bernard | McCaughey | Docker |
| 201 | Hugh | Harvey | Labourer |
| 203 | Vacant | ||
| 205 | Mariners Public Elementary School | ||
| 209 | Side Door | ||
| 2-6 | Vacant | ||
| 8 | Magaret | Cosgrove | |
| 10 | Hugh | McGrogan | Labourer |
| 12 | Mrs. AL | Loughran | |
| 14 | Mrs. MJ | McKenna | |
| 16-18 | John | Watters | Publican |
| 24 | Mrs. Isabella | Smyth | |
| 26 | P | Canning | Labourer |
| 28 | J | Prophy | Labourer |
| 30 | John | Hickey | Carter |
| 32 | H | Trainor | Scrap Merchant |
| 34 | Mrs. B | McAleese | |
| 36 | Mrs. Agnes | Whitelock | |
| 38 | F | Trainor | Labourer |
| 40 | Catherine | Blair | |
| 42 | Samuel | Larmour | Labourer |
| 44 | Mrs. Isabella | Moore | |
| 46 | Mrs. MA | McKee | |
| 48 | William | Cook | Labourer |
| 50 | Mrs. | Hamilton | |
| 52 | Henry | Murdock | Labourer |
| 54-58 | R Craig and Sons (Engineers) Ltd. | Side Entrance | |
| 60 | M | Williamson | Greengrocer |
| 62 | William | Reynolds | |
| 64 | George | Speer | |
| 66 | Donaldson | ||
| 68 | John | Quinn | Drover |
| 70 | Vacant | ||
| 72-80 | J | Eastwood | Dealer |
| 82 | Henry | Caldwell | Labourer |
| 92 | Mrs. | McClean | |
| 94 | W | Banaghan | |
| 96 | Miss ME | Morris | Grocer |
| 98 | Mrs. Mary | McClarnon | |
| 100 | Mrs. E | Stevenson | |
| 102 | Thomas | Ferris | Labourer |
| 104 | Vacant | ||
| 106 | The Misses | Thompson | |
| 108 | Mrs. A | Atkinson | |
| 110-112 | Vacant | ||
| 114 | J | Martin | Seaman |
| 116 | J | Foster | |
| 118 | Miss | McNerlin | |
| 120 | Vacant | ||
| 122 | J | Galloway | Soldier |
| 124 | J | Branagh | Labourer |
| 126 | Thomas | Hopkins | Labourer |
| 128 | B | Dore | |
| 130 | Mrs. M | Davidson | |
| 132 | Joseph | Clarke | Labourer |
| 134 | E | Gaw | Joiner |
| 136 | J | Smyth | Labourer |
| 138 | Side Door | ||
| 144 | Frank | Dempsey | Labourer |
| 146 | John | Stewart | Seaman |
| 148 | John | Ritchie | Crane Man |
| 150 | Robert | Purse | Joiner |
| 152 | John | Purse | Labourer |
| 154 | Vacant | ||
| 156-162 | Vacant | ||
| 164 | Miss Bridget | Walls | |
| 166 | Vacant | ||
| 170 | Ellen | Murphy | |
| 172 | J | McGreevy | Labourer |
| 174 | Thomas | Boswell | |
| 176 | J | Trainor | Publican |
| 178 | Mrs. | Quinn | |
| 180 | Albert | Dixon | Labourer |
| 182 | W | O'Connor | Labourer |
| 184 | Mrs. Mary | Rogan | |
| 184 | Cullen and Allen Co. Ltd. | Stores | |
| 186 | Vacant | ||
| 188 | James | Doyle | |
| 190 | J | Flynn | Labourer |
| 192 | James | Adams | Labourer |
| 194 | John | McErlean | Labourer |
| 196 | J | Smith | Tailor |
| 198 | James | Hogg | |
| 200 | H | Mayne | Labourer |
| 202 | A | Devine | Labourer |
| 204 | Mrs. B | Brown |
Places of Interest
The following places will be of interest to anyone wishing to explore more of the area's Second World War heritage.